London Under (2011)
“On its route it passes through Kilburn and gathers strength before flowing southwards through Paddington towards Hyde Park. It once replenished the Serpentine, and that body of water still rests in the valley it created. The knight’s bridge was over the Chelsea reach of the Westbourne, giving its name to the neighbourhood. The area of Bayswater was also named after the river. Kilburn, or cyne-berna (royal stream), is another beneficiary.
On its journey to the Thames the Westbourne passes throug...h a great iron pipe to be seen above the platforms of Sloane Square tube station. In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries it ran through desolate fields and muddy swamps, but the territory was drained and covered before being transformed into Belgravia. Eleven streets in Paddington are named after the river—among them Westbourne Grove and Westbourne Gardens—and Bourne Street in Chelsea follows its course. It is often possible to track the path of the river by contemplating the street names on the outer surface.MoreLess
On its journey to the Thames the Westbourne passes throug...h a great iron pipe to be seen above the platforms of Sloane Square tube station. In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries it ran through desolate fields and muddy swamps, but the territory was drained and covered before being transformed into Belgravia. Eleven streets in Paddington are named after the river—among them Westbourne Grove and Westbourne Gardens—and Bourne Street in Chelsea follows its course. It is often possible to track the path of the river by contemplating the street names on the outer surface.MoreLess
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